Clinical trials: Comfort, open to volunteers
Pediatric Medication
The Effect of the Virtual Escape Room Method on Pediatric Drug Administration Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, Clinical Comfort, and Anxiety in Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Study
Children are particularly vulnerable to injuries resulting from medication errors due to the severity of the illness, the need for high-risk drugs with a narrow therapeutic range, and the frequent use of intravenous infusions.
- Trial name
- Pediatric Drug (NCT06981403)
- Testing
- virtual escape room game-based pediatric medication management education
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Infant, Premature, Diseases, Premature Birth of Newborn
Elevated Midline Positioning During Diaper Change in Preterm Infants
Diaper changing is one of the most frequent routine care procedures in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and is known to cause physiological instability and behavioral stress responses in preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Infant, Premature, Diseases, Premature Birth of Newborn, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT07865897
- Testing
- 30-Degree Elevated Midline Positioning, Standard Lateral Position Diaper Change
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Emotion Management Skills, Lifestyle, Healthy
The Impact of Enhanced Music & Natural Visuals on Emotional Health
The investigators are conducting research on factors related to the self-regulation of mood and arousal states across a range of everyday activities as well as different levels of stress.
- Conditions
- Emotion Management Skills, Lifestyle, Healthy, Lifestyle Intervention, Recovery
- Trial name
- NCT07676110
- Testing
- soundBrilliance software application - Emotional Health
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- soundBrilliance LLC
Breast Cancer
Effect of Mandala Coloring on Anxiety, Distress, and Comfort in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy
Breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy often experience psychological distress, anxiety, and discomfort during treatment. Non-drug supportive methods may help improve patients' well-being during chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT07367269
- Testing
- Mandala Coloring
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Artvin Coruh University
Tooth Discolouration
16% Carbamide Peroxide Home Bleaching: Soft vs. Rigid Tray in a Randomized Blinded Equivalence Trial
The aim of this clinical study is to evaluate patient satisfaction, bleaching efficacy, and the risk and severity of tooth sensitivity and gingival irritation during home bleaching with 16% carbamide peroxide using conventional…
- Trial name
- Rigid tray (NCT06881654)
- Testing
- Bleaching teeth
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Implementation of Metformin theraPy to Ease Decline of Kidney Function in Polycystic Kidney Disease (IMPEDE-PKD)
This study will investigate if a medication (metformin) widely used in the treatment of diabetes could be re-purposed for the treatment of patients with a diagnosis of early stage ADPKD to slow the rate of kidney function…
- Trial name
- NCT04939935
- Testing
- Metformin XR, Control
- Where
- 49 sites in Australia, New Zealand and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,174 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Queensland
Orthopedic Surgery, Nursing Care
Effect of Earplugs and Eye Masks Used After Orthopedic Surgery on Comfort and Quality of Recovery
This research will be conducted as a randomized controlled trial to determine the effects of earplugs and eye masks used after orthopedic surgery on comfort and quality of recovery.
- Conditions
- Orthopedic Surgery, Nursing Care, Quality of Recovery 40, Comfort
- Trial name
- NCT06986408
- Testing
- Earplugs and Eye Masks
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Effect of Patient Rotation on Pleurodesis Success and Patient Comfort, Malignant Pleural Effusion
Impact of Patient Position on Chemical Pleurodesis by Chest Ultrasound
chemical pleurodesis using doxycycline is an acceptable and commonly employed palliation for malignant pleural effusion. Rotation of patient during pleurodesis using the powder from doxycycline capsule is still practiced in some…
- Conditions
- Effect of Patient Rotation on Pleurodesis Success and Patient Comfort, Malignant Pleural Effusion, Pleurodesis
- Trial name
- NCT07147270
- Testing
- side to side and front to back rotation 30 minutes each
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Cancer Patients, Survivor Patients
A Study Testing Topical Pain-Relieving Herbal Plasters in People Who Are Using Opioids for Their Pain
The are doing this study to find out whether using topical (on the skin) herbal plasters, Tibetree pain- relieving plasters (PRPs), can be an effective addition to standard opioid therapy for pain management.
- Conditions
- Cancer Patients, Survivor Patients, Cancer Pain
- Trial name
- NCT07447856
- Testing
- Topical herbal plaster
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Post Operative Pain, Bradycardia
Comparison of EOSP Between Usg Guided S-FICB vs USG Guided PENG Block in Pts Undergoing Femur Fracture Surgery
To compare the immediate and postoperative analgesic efficacy of S-FICB and PENG block will be the objective. The use of ultrasonography in anesthesia has helped the anesthetist to see the nerve, needle and the distribution of…
- Conditions
- Post Operative Pain, Bradycardia, Hypotension, Femur Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT06568770
- Testing
- USG GUIDED SUPRA-INGUINAL FASCIA ILIACA BLOCK, PERICAPSULAR NERVE BLOCK
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Sahiwal medical college sahiwal
Ventilated Patient in Intensive Care
Weighted Blanket to Improve Sedation and Comfort During Ventilator Weaning
Patients in the ICU who are being taken off of a breathing machine (ventilator weaning) commonly experience anxiety, agitation, sleep disruption, and physiologic stress.
- Trial name
- NCT07710469
- Testing
- Weighted blanket, Standard hospital linens
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Tracheostomy, Care
The Effects of Listening to Fairy Tales, Listening to Fairy Tales in Their Mothers' Voices, and Watching Cartoons on Pain, Comfort Levels, and Physiological Parameters During Tracheostomy Care in a Palliative Care Clinic
This study aimed to determine the effects of listening to fairy tales, listening to fairy tales from the mother's voice, and watching cartoons on pain, comfort, and physiological parameters during tracheostomy care of children…
- Trial name
- NCT07210346
- Testing
- fairy tales, mother's voice, Cartoons
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Migraine Disease, Patent Foramen Ovale
Migraine Headaches Elimination With Patent Foramen Ovale-Directed Therapy
Migraine is a common and often disabling condition, but its exact causes are not fully understood. Some people with migraines have a small opening in the heart wall called a patent foramen ovale (PFO).
- Trial name
- COMFORT-PFO (NCT07629635)
- Testing
- Prasugrel 5mg, Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Comfort
Comfort Intervention in PICU Children
This randomized controlled trial evaluates a family-centered comfort intervention for children hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Comfort, Anxiety in Children, Fear
- Trial name
- CCI-PICU (NCT07441668)
- Testing
- Intervention Family-Centered Comfort, Standard Care (in control arm)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Pilonidal Sinus Disease, Pilonidal Sinus Treatment
Teach-Back Discharge Education After Pilonidal Sinus Surgery
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effect of Teach-Back-supported discharge education on self-care agency, pain intensity, and comfort levels in patients undergoing surgery for pilonidal sinus disease.
- Trial name
- TB-PSS (NCT07851285)
- Testing
- Teach-Back-Supported Discharge Education, Routine Discharge Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Halic University
Lymphedema, Upper Extremity Lymphedema
Comparison of Reliability, Time Cost, and Participant Comfort of Lymphedema Assessments in Upper Extremity
This study aims to evaluate and compare the measurement reliability, total time cost (preparation, acquisition, post-processing), and participant comfort of conventional limb volume measurement methods (water displacement…
- Conditions
- Lymphedema, Upper Extremity Lymphedema, Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema, Edema
- Trial name
- NCT07921290
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
Postpartum Period, Reiki Therapy
THE EFFECT OF REIKI APPLIED DURING THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD ON THE QUALITY OF POSTPARTUM RECOVERY, COMFORT AND MOOD.
The postpartum period, also defined as the fourth trimester of pregnancy, encompasses the approximately 6-8 week period following childbirth, during which the organs that underwent changes during pregnancy return to their…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Period, Reiki Therapy, Mood, Comfort
- Trial name
- NCT07654881
- Testing
- Reiki healing / Reiki therapy, routine care
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Gaziantep
Hypertension, Vascular Disease
Real-World Validation of A Minimally Disruptive Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) Huawei Smartwatch in Malaysia
Background: Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) is the gold standard for diagnosing high blood pressure (hypertension) because it tracks blood pressure continuously across day and night.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Vascular Disease, Cardiovascular (CV) Risk, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- Huawei-SunU02 (NCT07913607)
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunway University
Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Exercise Activity Intervention With Sensor-Based Engagement in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects 1 in 4 individuals during their lifetime and continues to increase in frequency and impact. Exercise intervention has established benefits to improve AF symptoms and burden in clinical studies.
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- EASE-AF (NCT06938412)
- Testing
- Physical Activity Intervention Using FitBit Wearable Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal Jaundice
Hat-Type Glasses Intervention in Phototherapy-Related Newborns
Aim : "This study aims to determine the effect of using a cap with protective eye goggles in term newborns undergoing phototherapy on the duration of phototherapy, the newborns' comfort level, and parental satisfaction." Study…
- Trial name
- NCT07690930
- Testing
- Hat-with-Goggles Eye Protection Device
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University